Peace keeping

Peace keeping

Hybrid of politico-military interventions aimed at conflict control usually with the involvement of the United Nations presence in the field by military and civilian personnel.

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United Nations Course for Mobile Peace-keeping Training Teams

Military; Peace keeping

First such course held in Canada (January 1995), second held in Sweden (June 1995); the mobile training teams are formally called United Nations Training Assistance Teams (UNTAT)

terrain following flight

Military; Peace keeping

Flight at low altitude conforming generally to, and in the proximity of, the contours of the earth. It is characterized by varying altitude and airspeed as dictated by vegetation, obstacles, and ...

contour flying

Military; Peace keeping

Flight at low altitude conforming generally to, and in the proximity of, the contours of the earth. It is characterized by varying altitude and airspeed as dictated by vegetation, obstacles, and ...

nap-of-the-earth (NOE) flying

Military; Peace keeping

Flight profile used by helicopters for maximum terrain cover a few feet off the ground.

For standby forces: for a specified airfield, provides air traffic control, operates an air operations room, issues flights plans and briefs pilots and crews, provides ground handling services and ...